UMASS LOWELL Basketball SCHEDULE GAME 29 NOVEMBER (0-7) 11 @Towson L, 56-90 13 @No.6 Maryland L, 44-100 17 FAIRFIELD L, 41-65 20 LONGWOOD^ L, 59-72 Vs
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2016-17 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball SCHEDULE GAME 29 NOVEMBER (0-7) 11 @Towson L, 56-90 13 @No.6 Maryland L, 44-100 17 FAIRFIELD L, 41-65 20 LONGWOOD^ L, 59-72 vs. 23 @Indiana L, 45-79 26 @Boston University L, 56-66 UMass Lowell (3-25, 0-15 AE) 29 RHODE ISLAND^ L, 57-64 new hampshire (23-4, 13-1 AE) DECEMBER (3-3) 2 @Columbia L, 57-76 Date: February 23, 2017 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 61-55 Time: 7:00 p.m. 10 @Holy Cross L, 47-62 Site: Durham, N.H. (Lundholm Gymnasium) 18 COLGATE^ W, 82-77 (OT) 21 @Bryant L, 62-73 Broadcast Information: This evening’s contest will be streamed 30 KEENE STATE W, 74-48 live on ESPN3. An audio broadcast featuring Ben Altsher will be available live via the UMass Lowell Gameday app and River Hawk JANUARY (0-8) 4 @UAlbany* L, 69-93 All-Access. Live, in-game statistics can be found on UNHWildcats. 7 BINGHAMTON* L, 48-58 com, as well. 11 MAINE* L, 44-65 14 @Hartford* L, 59-80 16 @Stony Brook* L, 53-83 RIVER HAWKS WILDCATS 19 VERMONT* L, 46-61 Record ................................... 3-25, 0-15 Record ................................... 23-4, 13-1 22 @UMBC* L, 72-79 Streak ...............................................L15 Streak ...............................................W5 Last 5|10 ................................. 0-5 | 0-10 Last 5|10 ................................... 4-1 | 9-1 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE*^ L, 57-76 Head Coach ................... Jenerrie Harris Head Coach ............ Maureen Magarity Career Record .............................. 21-64 Career Record ............................ 108-98 FEBRUARY (0-7) Record at UML ............................. 21-64 Record at UNH ........................... 108-98 Web ....................... GoRiverHawks.com Web ......................... UNHWildcats.com 1 UALBANY* L, 60-79 4 @Binghamton* L, 54-69 6 STONY BROOK* L, 44-86 9 @Maine* L, 50-76 PROJECTED STARTERS 12 HARTFORD*^ L, 64-84 15 @Vermont* L, 36-60 18 UMBC*^ L, 62-78 23 @New Hampshire* 7 p.m. All Times Eastern 1 3 13 21 34 HOME games in caps *America East Conference game ^ Tsongas Center game No. Name Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Of Note 1 Kayla Gibbs Jr. F 12.3 8.5 3 Megan Hendrick Fr. G 7.2 2.7 Career-high 20 pts at Bry 13 Markayla Sherman Fr. G 7.6 1.8 Tied career-high 15 pts at Bing 21 Oda Shackelford So. F 5.2 3.4 Career-high 15 pts vs. SBU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 34 Nicole Hayner Sr. G 8.9 2.1 Career-high 27 pts vs. UMBC Contact: Tommy Coyle, Assistant Director Key Reserves Office: 978-934-6748 | Cell: 617-686-6374 11 Tyshay Britten R-Sr. F 3.7 4.5 14 rebs, 13 pts vs. URI Email: [email protected] 12 Asia Mitchell-Owens Sr. G 5.1 2.5 Web: GoRiverHawks.com 50 Katherine Smith So. F 4.1 3.3 Social: @RiverHawkNation @RiverHawkWBB #UNITEDINBLUE GORIVERHAWKS.COM UMASS LOWEll AThlETICS @RIVERHAWKWBB 2016-17 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball 2016-17 ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Kayla Gibbs Jr. F 5-11 Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck 3 Megan Hendrick Fr. G 5-9 Alexandria, Va. / Thomas Edison 4 Brianna Rudolph R-So. G 5-7 Lynn, Mass. / St. Mary’s 11 Tyshay Britten R-Sr. F 6-4 Norristown, Pa. / Norristown Area 12 Asia Mitchell-Owens Sr. G 5-8 Roxbury, Mass. / Oliver Ames 13 Markayla Sherman Fr. G 5-3 Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton 14 Felicia Korte Fr. G 5-11 Watertown, Mass. / Watertown 15 Kiana Batagelj Jr. F 5-10 Hamilton, Ontario / Williamsburg Christian Acad. 21 Oda Shackelford So. F 6-2 Edinburg, Ind. / Southwestern 22 Nazarae Butler R-Fr. G 5-8 Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Africentric 23 Shawnkia McCallum Fr. G 5-9 Perry Hall, Md. / St. Frances Academy 32 Lauren Parra Sr. F 6-1 Islip, N.Y. / St. John the Baptist 34 Nicole Hayner Sr. G 5-10 Bedford, N.H. / Bishop Guertin 50 Katherine Smith So. F 6-2 Fort Wayne, Ind. / Canterbury Head Coach: Jenerrie Harris (third season, Kentucky ’04) Assistant Coach: Kara Kelly (third season, Assumption ’05) Assistant Coach: Emma Golen (second season, Harvard ’13) Assistant Coach: Will Alton (first season, Penn State Abington ’12) Director of Operations: Angela Anthony (second season, Holy Names ’09) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Indiana (2) ......................Oda Shackelford Freshmen (5) .................Megan Hendrick Nazarae: nah-Za-ray ........................................ Katherine Smith ...............................................Felicia Korte Maryland (1) ............Shawnkia McCallum ..................................Shawnkia McCallum Korte: Kore-dee Massachusetts (4) .................Felicia Korte ............................................Amanda Ortiz ................................. Asia Mitchell-Owens .................................... Markayla Sherman Batagelj: bat-a-jel ............................................Amanda Ortiz Sophomores (3) ................Nazarae Butler ....................................... Brianna Rudolph ........................................Oda Shackelford New Hampshire (1) ............ Nicole Hayner ........................................ Katherine Smith Oda: oo-DA New Jersey (1) ........................Kayla Gibbs Juniors (3) ......................... Kiana Batagelj New York (1) ........................ Lauren Parra ................................................Kayla Gibbs Shawnkia: sean-key-a Ohio (2) .............................Nazarae Butler ....................................... Brianna Rudolph .................................... Markayla Sherman Seniors (4) ..........................Tyshay Britten Parra: par-RA Pennsylvania (1) .................Tyshay Britten ............................................ Nicole Hayner Virginia (1) .....................Megan Hendrick ................................. Asia Mitchell-Owens Jenerrie: ja-NAIR-ee Canada (1) ......................... Kiana Batagelj .............................................. Lauren Parra #UNITEDINBLUE GORIVERHAWKS.COM UMASS LOWEll AThlETICS @RIVERHAWKWBB 2016-17 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball UNH SERIES HISTORY AE STANDINGS as of 2.23.17 All-Time Series: Wildcats lead, 7-1 # Team Conference Overall First Meeting: 1977-78 (L, 35-93) Last Meeting: 1/25/17 (L, 57-76) 1. New Hampshire 13-1 23-4 The River Hawks shot 57.1 percent in the first quarter, but could not maintain 2. UAlbany 10-4 16-11 throughout as they fell on Field Trip Day. Kayla Gibbs scored 19 points and 3. UMBC 10-4 15-12 grabbed 12 rebounds, while Oda Shackelford chipped in 11. 4. Maine 8-7 15-15 5. Hartford 7-7 16-10 6. Binghamton 7-6 12-14 7. Vermont 5-9 8-18 NOTEBOOK 8. Stony Brook 3-10 10-16 LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL The River Hawks wrap up the 2016-17 campaign with a road tilt up the road 9. UMass Lowell 0-15 3-25 against the New Hampshire Wildcats. A WIN WOULD.. AE PRESEASON POLL -Snap UMass Lowell’s 15-game skid Rk Team Points (FPV) LAST TIME OUT 1. UAlbany 60 (5) Nicole Hayner scored a career-high 27 points and tied the program record with 2. UMBC 53 (2) seven three-pointers but the River Hawks fell 78-62 to UMBC on Senior Day on 3. Maine 51 (2) February 18. 4. Binghamton 49 LEADING THE FLOCK 5. Stony Brook 36 Entering the final game of the season, Kayla Gibbs leads the team with 12.3 6. New Hampshire 24 points, and is snagging a team-high 8.5 boards per game, with 66 assists through 7. Hartford 23 28 games this season. Tyshay Britten has a team-high 16 blocks and Nicole Hayner is connecting on 34.6 on her three-point attempts. UMass Lowell is shooting at 8. Vermont 20 a 39.7 percent clip from the field, and connecting on 29.3 percent from beyond 9. UMass Lowell 8 the arc. SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE ALL-TIME VS OPPONENTS The Wildcats (23-4, 13-1) clinched the top seed in the America East tournament with their 62-57 win at Hartford on Feb. 18. Four players are averaging double Towson ............................................... 0-1 figures, led by Carlie Pogue’s 16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. As a unit, Maryland ............................................ 0-2 New Hampshire is shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from Fairfield .............................................. 0-1 three-point range. Longwood .......................................... 0-1 Indiana ............................................... 0-1 HAYNER’S HAYDAY On Senior Day, Nicole Hayner set two career highs, scoring 27 points and con- Boston University .............................. 2-4 necting on seven three pointers. The seven triples tied the program’s all-time Rhode Island ...................................... 0-4 mark for threes in a single game, and set the DI program mark. Columbia ............................................ 1-2 Fairleigh Dickinson ............................ 3-0 SHOOTERS SHOOT Holy Cross .......................................... 3-7 In the loss against Hartford, the River Hawks set a season high, shooting 53.1 Colgate ............................................... 1-0 percent from the field. Bryant ............................................. 12-22 SHOOTING 45s Keene State ................................... 14-18 UMass Lowell’s offense has finished three games shooting above 45 percent from UAlbany ........................................... 8-10 the field and from beyond the arc, recording 53.1 percent and 46.7 percent, re- Binghamton ....................................... 4-7 spectively, against Hartford the last time. The River Hawks are 3-4 in the DI era Maine ................................................. 0-8 while putting up those numbers in a single game, with two wins coming against Hartford ............................................. 1-7 America East foe Vermont. Stony Brook ....................................